Critical Perspectives| Moving Image & Contextual Studies : PSYCHOANALYSIS

What is psychoanalysis? A theory developed by Sigmund Freud used as an analytic tool that reveals meaning/hidden intent of behavior. Having done a lot of research and practice with patients, Freud came to the conclusion that the mind is made up of three subdivisions. The conscious, the preconscious, and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind : This level of mind consists of everything we are mentally aware of. This aspect of our mind allows us to think and talk about things in a rational manner, a part of this aspects consists of our memory,...

Critical Perspectives| Moving Image & Contextual Studies: SEMIOTICS

What is Semiotics? Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and their relation, use and interpretation. Often when we think of signs we think of sign posts and pictures but where semiotics is concerned, signs have various constituents like body language, words, imagery, sound and context which combine together to form a visual language. This visual language helps us to understand something when we draw upon knowledge acquired through personal and cultural experiences. Hence, semiotics is considered a form of communication as a message is sent,...

Story Telling Unit: Soft Trailer Remake by C.Anderson & S.Laniyan

PLOT: Written and Directed by Simon Ellis, Soft is the tale of a fragmented relationship between father and son when confronted by a group of rebellious teens in the comfort of their own home. TASK: We had previously watched the film in a lecture and explored the themes expressed in the film and how well they were captured visually. Having done so, we were asked to go back and re-watch the film and select clips adequate enough to make a one minute trailer that sells our perception of the story. The task was a great exercise for us considering...

Story Telling Unit: It's Not You, It's Me. (Short film directed and written by Matt Spicer)

The film was successful in staying true to it's genre - one which is quite hard to nail successfully. When I first watched it, I didn't know what to expect. The use of the sound effects to emphasise the irritating noises worked well with the visuals and were in sync. It was equally as irritating for the audience as it is for the main character. Gillian Jacobs did a very good job. She really sold the emotions of fictional person to me and I was able to relate to it. Suddenly I remembered how disgusting it is when my sister chews her food with...

Story Telling Unit: Idea Development

Having brainstormed my ideas it was time to develop them into a concise plan for me to follow when writing the screen play. I had mapped out a lot of ideas and having gone through them all  decided the story of a successful business man and broken woman would be the most powerful mentally and visually intriguing. Below is my original idea development plan sheet. As you can see from the image below it, I've made a lot of changes to my original plan along the way. After thinking about the practicality of the scenes in terms of writing and the...